Verizon chosen to bid on part of $4 bln Army contract

GabrielMadway

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications
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said Wednesday it was among 10 prime contractors chosen by the Army to participate in future bidding for task orders in its $4 billion program to upgrade the telecommunications infrastructure on Army posts, camps and stations worldwide over the next decade. Each contractor is guaranteed a minimum amount of the overall program, Verizon said. Verizon Communications is based in New York.

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